I've actually been struggling to think about that where the iPod will go - even this year. I honestly can't think of much to be changed for a sixth generation iPod.
I think we'll see the touch-screen iPod video, sure, but that's an all-new iPod - it's not the successor to the traditional iPod.
I can only really see one thing to change about the iPod: the price. The iPod has never broken that $299 barrier. We've seen iPod minis and iPod nanos, sure, but now the iPod nano is even breaking the $199 barrier.
I think that, by the end of 2006, the iPod could start at $199, the iPod nano could start at $99, and the iPod shuffle could be a lone $49 model. (Surprisingly, it's actually become my favorite iPod model, so I hope it never goes away.)
and i guess i've known it all along / the truth is, you have to be soft to be strong
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